Chapter 10 The two boys in your inn didn't tell the truth
Compared with other inns, there are fewer cameras, but in Lao Guan's words, there is one more camera than before...
When he said this, he subconsciously glanced at the captain, who also glanced at him. Lao Guan didn't say anything else, but it was obvious that this was a half-sentence.
Before the police arrived, Laoguan and others had already locked the time range based on Qu Ya's words and checked the surveillance footage. The police confirmed again that Fang Ting had indeed left the room before dawn.
It's just that Fang Ting's state when she left was a bit strange.
Two hours later, the police closed the team and everyone under his command got into the car. Team Xu took Lao Guan out alone.
Team Xu has been working in this area for a long time, and he knows all the shopkeepers in the ancient city, especially Lao Guan. He took out the cigarette case from his pocket, did not smoke it himself, and handed a cigarette to Lao Guan.
Lao Guan took it, put it in his mouth, and lit it.
Team Xu initially gave a few instructions, asking Laoguan to temporarily close the business for the next two days. It is not a trivial matter to lose someone and see blood, and the families of the missing persons must be notified as soon as possible.
Lao Guan has no objection. Besides, it’s the off-season for tourism, so it doesn’t really matter whether the store is closed or not.
As for the three people currently staying in the hotel, they cannot leave for the time being, especially Si Ye and Cheng Zhan.
When these two people were mentioned, Team Xu's tone paused and he glanced behind Laoguan without leaving any trace.
The two of them were talking outside the inn, standing on the bluestone street at the entrance. Lao Guan had his back to the inn, but from Captain Xu's position, he could see what was going on inside the inn just by looking up.
Cheng Zhan was sitting on a chair by the window, with a cup in front of him. He didn't know if it was tea or coffee. In short, it didn't matter what he drank. What mattered was that he was looking out the window, looking here.
Even if Captain Xu's eyes collided, he did not avoid it, his expression was cold and dignified.
"The two boys at your inn didn't tell the truth. They had to talk to others when they had the opportunity." Captain Xu withdrew his gaze and whispered while Lao Guan took a puff of smoke.
Lao Guan hesitated, holding the cigarette in his hand for a long time before taking another puff. "Those two are college students. I don't think their backgrounds are complicated. They probably went out to play late at night."
Captain Xu didn't say much else, "Anyway, be careful when chatting. After all, there is one less person who can find everything to talk about. If something happens in your store, your store will not be able to open."
This is also something that worries Lao Guan. The business of the inn is already slow, and this matter will make it worse.
Finally, he asked Captain Xu to find the person no matter what. He would also actively cooperate with the police and contact the police at any time if he had any information.
At night again, the July Inn was very quiet.
Lao Guan was not in the mood to make dinner, so the four of them just had a simple meal. After dinner, each of them did not go back to their room. They just sat in the same place as last night, in a daze, thinking.
The firewood in the fireplace was still burning brightly, and the occasional crackling sound of wood crackling made the atmosphere of the inn even more dull.
Although there were dried yak and highland barley wine on the table, no one moved it.
Lao Guan immediately contacted Fang Ting's family members. As for the blood stains, he did not make any announcement. After all, the identification results had not yet come out, and there was no way to ensure that it was Fang Ting's blood.
There were no direct flights that day, so Fang Ting's parents had to transfer planes and trains, and they would arrive at 6 o'clock the next day at the earliest. Lao Guan didn't plan to sleep tonight, so he went to pick her up until about that time.
Thinking of this, Lao Guan felt aggrieved. He thought that he came all the way to open this inn out of his love for Shangri-La.
He is not married, and everything about love is left to chance, and he does not seek to make money from the inn. He has made friends from all over the world, and drinks wine and eats beef with like-minded people. To be successful in life, you must have all the fun.
I don't want to encounter something like this.
After all, the accident happened in his store. If he couldn't find it, his parents wouldn't fight him.
Qu Ya was sitting there, and her eyes were red when she glanced at the spot where Fang Ting had been sitting last night from time to time. She was a girl with very low tears.
Si Ye was playing with the empty tea cup in his hand, doing so unconsciously.
Cheng Zhan looked out the window as if thinking, his eyes dark.
After a while, Qu Ya spoke, her voice sounding dry and cautious, "Do you think...did Fang Ting really encounter something dirty?"
Seeing both Lao Guan and Si Ye looking at her, she hurriedly explained, "You have all seen the surveillance. Don't you think Fang Ting was led out of the house by someone?"
Qu Ya's feeling was right at that time. Fang Ting left the room when she opened her eyes for the first time.
The surveillance screen showed the time and recorded Fang Ting's state when she walked out of the room. It was just like Qu Ya described, as if she was taken away by someone.
In the picture, Fang Ting seemed to be still asleep and unconscious, but she walked out of the room step by step. Her right arm was stretched forward and her hand was drooping, as if there was someone in front of her holding her right wrist.
However, this person cannot be seen.
"No, no, there are no ghosts in this world." Lao Guanlian waved his hand, saying that feudal superstition is not advocated, and at the same time, superstition should not affect the inn business.
"It looks like sleepwalking," Lao Guan added.
Then he felt more and more that his idea was very scientific. He slapped the table and emphasized, "Yes, it's sleepwalking."
"Where did you swim?" Qu Ya was dissatisfied and looked at Laoguan with a frown, "The police have almost searched the ancient city."
One sentence made Lao Guan speechless.
The atmosphere has cooled down.
Maybe no one could explain this problem for a long time, maybe it was because the temperature had dropped tonight, in short, even if the firewood in the fireplace was burning brightly, there was still a slight chill floating in the air.
Qu Ya couldn't help but wrap her cashmere shawl tightly.
Looking at this shawl again, Fang Ting bought it with her when she first arrived in the ancient city yesterday. The more she thought about it, the sadder she became. Just as her eyes were about to turn red, Cheng Zhan, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke.
"Something happened again, what do you mean?"
This was nonsense, at least Qu Ya didn't understand it, and Si Ye stopped playing with the cup and looked up, but he was looking at Lao Guan.
Lao Guan was stunned for a moment, then realized that this was a question to him, and his expression changed, "What do you mean? I don't understand what you mean."
It's like a tongue twister, but you can see that Lao Guan is quite unhappy.
It made the other party unhappy, but Cheng Zhan, the troublemaker, remained calm. He poured a cup of hot tea, maybe feeling cold. When he spoke again, his tone was calm, "I heard that something happened at the inn before.
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It couldn't be more clear.
Si Ye saw Cheng Zhan's words and deeds, and two thoughts came to his mind -
He should be afraid of the cold, so it's either hot tea or coffee.
This person can gossip about key things and is a thoughtful person.
Lao Guan was speechless for a long time, opening and closing his mouth but not uttering a single word.